Capcom just announced a new title in the series of Resident Evil over at the PlayStation 5 event held yesterday. Resident Evil Village and its story is confirmed to be set a few years after the events of Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.
In a blog post by Kellen Haney, the associate manager over at Capcom USA, detailed some of the features of the game. Resident Evil Village focuses on fear, which the developers say was one of their greatest motivations when creating the game.
The traditional themes of fight or flight (and, occasionally, to freeze) when faced with danger are natural to people even as we press on into the unknown, and most of us aren’t a stranger to the looming sense of anxiety that rises from a disturbing sound or a gloomy corner.
Both the great unknown, as well as our need to explore – and be fearful of or fight for survival against what we find – is innately human. It’s what drove our ancestors to create the myths and legends we hear about to this day… perhaps because what’s really out there is significantly more terrifying and deadly than any fable.
Resident Evil Village is created with Capcom’s own RE Engine to bring this survival-horror game experience to the next-gen PlayStation 5. Haney also talks about how their engine is being used in the trailer, where it showed off ultra-realistic environments and characters that inhabit the village.
Unlike Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, the new title will not have cramped corridors, but fear of the dark corners where your anxiety will take over in trying to figure out what lurks in the dark
The blog also talks about the story of the game, starting by mentioning that the events of the game are set a few years after Resident Evil 7 Biohazard. As we already know the events of Biohazard, the protagonist Ethan Winters travels to Louisiana in search for his missing wife Mia. Resident Evil Village follows the event of both Ethan and Mia living happily together, until Chris Redfield shows up and starts off a series of events that leads Ethan to a mysterious village.
The return of a first-person perspective will bring a visceral edge to combat, as well. Each encounter is a personal fight for survival against terrifying foes, forcing you to keep a watchful eye on the environment and constantly looking for resources and enemies in unknown territory. With a greater focus on combat and exploration compared to Resident Evil 7, the village itself is just as important a character as any other, a location with a life of its own that will frequently keep you on edge as you discover its secrets.
Resident Evil Village is setting up to be a great story following the events of the previous title, and the new fear factor that the game features. While the game may have deviated a little bit from the features of Biohazard, it does not make this survival horror any less scary.
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